Chapter 581: Empty Hands
The wild boar that stepped on the trap had stopped wailing at some point, and instead, it was replaced by a low barking sound similar to a dog barking. It sounded like there were quite a few of them.
Could there be other people hunting in this area?
Gao Fei tiptoed closer, lifted the corn leaves, and peeked in the direction of the dog barking.
Unexpectedly.
What Gao Fei saw was not a hound, but four short humanoid creatures.
These little guys were only about three feet tall, with light green scales on their bodies and a tail behind their buttocks.
Their faces showed reptilian features, and at first glance they looked like small lizardmen, but there were two characteristics that were completely different from lizardmen.
First, they had a pair of small horns on their heads, which were closer to dragons than lizards.
In addition, the roars these little guys made when they quarreled sounded like dog barking.
"Damn it! It's the kobolds!" Martin cursed in a low voice, "This group of wretched robbers want to steal our prey!"
Four kobolds were stabbing the two wild boars with crude short spears, trying to kill them and drag them away.
The wild boar's legs were broken by the trap, and it could neither escape nor resist. It was stabbed and bled profusely, and was dying.
Gao Fei opened the star disk and quietly checked the data of the kobolds.
The challenge level of these little villains was only 1/8, and none of them had a HP higher than 10 points.
Except for the 15 points of agility, which was quite impressive, the other attributes of the kobolds were not as good as those of ordinary adult humans.
This kind of little villains who compete with the goblins for the weakest monster can only play the racial talent of "cluster tactics" when they have an overwhelming advantage in numbers, and appear very brave, but once they fall into a disadvantage, or have fewer people than the opponent, they will run away quickly.
Although the kobolds are pitifully weak, don't underestimate them.
These guys are all genuine dragon blood creatures.
For example, the four in the cornfield, judging from the color of their scales, most of their ancestors have green dragon blood.
In rare cases, a kobold may awaken the dragon power in its bloodline, grow wings, or even comprehend the ability to cast spells on its own, and become a "kobold warlock".
Of course, these little trash in front of us are just the most ordinary kobolds.
Dragon bloodline, except for providing them with some capital to brag about "my ancestors are richer than yours", has no practical significance.
Gao Fei winked at Martin, bent his body and went around to the other side of the cornfield, locked onto a kobold, and threw out the "whip of thorns" 30 feet away.
Swish!
A green vine appeared in the night sky, wrapped around the neck of a kobold, and suddenly dragged it back!
The kobold's thin body was pulled back by the vine, and stepped on the trap that had not yet been triggered, breaking his leg on the spot, and fell to the ground with a scream.
The other three kobolds were all stunned.
Martin took the opportunity to shoot and blew up the head of another kobold, killing him instantly.
The remaining two kobolds were so scared that they turned around and ran towards the woods.
The hound rushed out like black lightning, biting the calf of a kobold and knocking it to the ground.
Martin reloaded the bullet and fired another shot.
Unfortunately, the last kobold had already entered the bushes, and the bullet grazed its scalp and failed to keep it.
Gao Fei stepped forward quickly and stabbed the kobold who was suppressed by the hound to death with a sword.
The last guy who stepped on the trap was killed by Martin's follow-up shot.
After solving the three kobolds, Gao Fei received a system prompt.
"You have reached the milestone of this chapter, and the energy of the star disk is +1!"
Gao Fei's "Thief" has been upgraded to level 2.
HP +7, a new attribute is added to charm.
Two professional abilities, "Dexterity" and "Cleave", are standard features of the thief profession.
Martin was promoted to a level 2 ranger.
HP +9, Perception attribute +1, becoming 17.
Two new professional abilities, "Wild Identity" and "Survival Expert", are nothing new.
After Martin was upgraded, the newly comprehended 0-level natural magic made Gao Fei's eyes light up.
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Seasoning: Range 120 feet, affecting objects with a volume of no more than 1 cubic foot/level, or a creature; temporarily changing the smell or taste of a substance for one day; or directly applying it to the mouth of a creature, causing strong taste stimulation, and 1d6 mental damage if the will save fails.
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This strange "Seasoning" has two uses.
The first use is as its name suggests, it can season food and change its smell and taste.
For example, if you apply "Seasoning" to a glass of boiled water, you can mix sugar water or salt water at will.
The taste temporarily given by magic can only last for one day.
In fact, this is enough.
People only care about the taste of food when they eat.
When a cup of sugar water is swallowed, it is enough to enjoy the sweetness at the time. As for the sugar water turning back into bland white water in the stomach, it does not matter at all.
For people who want to lose weight, this is actually a good thing.
The second use of "seasoning" is as a prank or attack method, directly applied to the nasal cavity or mouth of the creature, so that the recipient smells or tastes irritating taste.
For example, unpleasant odor, spicy taste, sour taste, bitter taste, etc.
If the taste is too strong and the recipient fails to pass the will save, he will suffer 1d6 points of mental damage due to excessive stimulation.
Gao Fei found the "seasoning technique" very interesting, and even had the idea of stealing it - to be precise, "copying" it.
Level 2 "Spell Thief" can keep up to two stolen spells.
However, Goofy has already stolen Martin's "Whip of Thorns", and it would be too much to steal the "Seasoning Technique" that the other party has just learned.
He always does evil things to his own people, and if he does this... I'm afraid he won't even be friends.
What's more, "Seasoning Technique" is just for fun, and its actual combat value is not as good as "Whip of Thorns".
Gao Fei hesitated for a moment, but finally gave up the idea of stealing the "seasoning technique".
Brother Martin also escaped a bullet.
The hound "landlord" will upgrade together with his master.
HP +8, Strength +1, Natural Defense +1.
In addition to leveling up, Goofy can also choose a bonus feat for perfect passing.
There are three candidates, alert, strong, and masterful.
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Sleight of Hand: Spend a bonus action to make a Sleight of Hand check with advantage, counting double the proficiency modifier.
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Gao Fei chose "Miaoshou Kongkong" without hesitation.
The core ability of the spell thief is "stealing spells", and the success rate depends on the "Sleight of Hand" check.
Only when the result of the Sleight of Hand test is greater than the opponent's passive detection can the theft be successful.
In fact, not only stealing spells, but also grabbing someone's wallet or quietly stuffing something into the other person's pocket requires a Sleight of Hand check.
Learning the feat of "Excellent Hands" can not only greatly improve your skills, but you can also "steal" with bonus actions.
This also means that Gao Fei can easily attack while attacking in melee.
Not only do you have to hit the opponent hard, but you also have to take away his wallet - the joy of a thief, it's that simple!
